In an effort to continue to educate myself on candidates for both mayor and city council, I contacted a local business organization to get their feedback on a candidate introduced to me by a friend. The response was, "She's a "D". Therein in lies our problem on a local and national scale. The race for city leadership is nonpartisan. This is government on the most personal level, fellow citizens stepping forward to create a better place than their predecessors, as well as improving upon that when they leave office.

We, as a community, have the opportunity, through intelligent, informed voting choices, to right the transgressions and fiscal irresponsibility of previous administrations. The citizens of Reno all have a hand in crafting a functional, sustainable city that will keep as well as attract new businesses and neighbors as they experience what we already know: we live where most only get to visit.

That being said, let's get past the Red or Blue and focus on the Red, White and Blue by electing leadership, regardless of party affiliation, that will build on a new city plan that our current leadership will leave as their positive legacy.